Machine for pressing fabrics.



W. H. ERMENTROUT & E. H. ZACHARIAS.

MACHINE FOR PRESSING FABRICS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.26. 1913. RENEWED MAR. 16. 1915.

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COLUMBIA FLANOURAPH CO.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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APPLICATIQN mum DEC.26, 1913. RENEWED MAR. 16. 1915.

1,147,383. Patented July 20,1915.

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Fig. 2 isia'to plan 'view ofthe same.

Like" letters of refer'e'rio'e in thefseveral figures indicate'the sameparts 1 The machine embodies inits' construction a very siibistaritialfram'e Whiohfis Convenie tly eoiiijoosedbfend iortione A. arid Aonelendfof the"d1 'uin.,, At the opposite end and an intermediate orbridgelike portion A the end portions A and A" being adapted for thesupport of relatively large drums or rollers B andC, resfieotivelyj Thedrum Bis of metal with polished IOrsmOothperiphery, and is adapted to besteam-heated through the r'nediuin'o'f a steam pipe?) which may 'be,introdueed through; the journal, at

the dr'uin "B; is provided "with a driving mechaiiism' whichoonven'ie'ntly cofisiste of a worm gear indicated atD- in dotted-linesin Fig. 1', with whichrneshes aworm D" on the lower-"end'of'a'ehaft Dits upper eIid the shaftD oarrie's'a Worm Wheel 1 3 meshing with a 'wormDf (both shown 1n 'dotte'd' lines; in Fig; 2) and the world D? is "froma motor indicated at'E; With'this arrangem nt of drive gearing averysiriall mounted on a shaft D receivipg'inotim LIAM H1. EKMEN- iTROUT and E N H. .ZAGHARIAS, citizensof h' j' x itd s at slr j di ge f Ra i g, in i the county ofBerks and State of PennsyllI lbtOli may beemployed andlat the sarhe tlrr l e the dfllllfizmay be rotated at 'a'ery un form rate and atsuflic' ieiitspeedlto per form all of thefunetion's, for which it is lnte ided; "Passing around the two drums Band C 's a belt H preferably of steehlalthough other inaterial beemployed,

and the tension of this belt is made adju st-T able ml l i tiiig thedrum C irl bearings C acljiis'ta ble in the frame A through the niediimiief adjusting screws C The low 1'; re

" drulris, travels joYei the bridge fportioili A f the f amela xli er eta l l, d pted to S pp rt thel' s ery or ti s b Pre e The ma ehi ejis des igned to reoeive said arti- 0 9$: 0 1 t e. n rl j l of he belt as i iu shed r m ir nin Q 1 p g ma in ing'wh ch h ir amid are r ceivedq nriecl on theouter'sid ofthe belt, The article- Whioh are firt piled onthe table I are of the belt between the s iiiead attehdant and fed'tothelbelt P ferab y wide e moe g r ler 59 1 e'naledi'n ewii'igihg armsand from which the i i-tid P ito. t e lit bet e e steam heateddrlimfBianidthe inner surface of "the belt Between the smoothihg rollerK end. th ,d fi'B f i P QfQ a Y aren e a] r y d mp n r pe L throughwhich moisture may be admitted d, i9t 11 nt O F HQF ith e rticles loefre 'they are subjected to the pressing V l.-' I v operation d v I h tices b in pr ssed ar ca i d tmmd t i ri e f ph iy o he dru i db tween thedru'rhlandbelt, but before being allowed to :es ca peor being ldisoharge d therefrom they are preferably sil'bjeeted to; a final relativeheav'y p'reesureimparted by a 'a'res sure'roller M mounted in the upperportion of the frame A andadjustablyand yieldg l ve i by e sp n s a dadjust ingfscrews 'm and m reepeetively. 1 After passing lip overthe topof the drum they arefl oaiight"bythe'iipper edge of anir elined ,chute N"and conducted thereby down to a receivingtable O locatedto one side ofthe.

table I, th'u s bringing the articleebaekjinto proximity tothe pointWhere they, were deliy'eredtothe" maehine' Obvioilsly'. ohe at tendar tmay be located on eachside of the machihe, so delsired iiias'ir t eh asboth tables are accessible from both sides of the machine and either maydistribute the articles to the belt for being pressed or remove thefinished articles from the table 0.

Obviously, the frame of the machine will be subjected to considerablepressure owing to the fact that the articles being pressed are passed inbetween the belt and drum, and to resist such pressure it is preferredto brace the two ends of the frame by longitudinal braces P locatedabove or in proximity to the bearings of the drums. Such bracesfurthermore serve as convenient guards to prevent the attendants fromcoming into contact with the edges of the upper reach of the belt. Thelower reach of the belt is effectually screened by the tables I and O,save at the point where the articles are fed thereto immediately infront of the smoothing roller K.

In operation, articles from the table I are spread by the attendant andfed to the belt where they will be caught under the smoothing roller K.A general straightening out of the articles will be effected by thesmoothing roller and the articles will then pass under the dampener, andfinally into the pressure Zone, between the periphery of the steamheated drum and steel belt, which will effectually press the same, afinal pressure being imparted by the yielding pressure roller M justbefore the articles are carried over the top of the drum and deliveredto the chute. The articles will be stripped from the drum by the upperedge of the chute, and will travel by gravity down the chute and ontothe receiving table, from which they can be removed, as desired.

Obviously, the machine is of such character that the pressing ofhosiery, etc., may be performed without the use of press paper andwithout the use of press boards, ordinarily employed. A surface finishwill be imparted which may be controlled by the character of the surfaceof the metal parts with which the articles come in contact.

Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is,

1. In a machine for pressing fabrics, the combination with a pair ofrelatively large drums, means for heating one of said drums, and meansfor rotating the same, of a belt including both of said drums andforming reaches therebetween, the lower reach of said belt having itsinner surface exposed whereby articles to be pressed may be placed onthe inner side of the lower reach of said belt whereby they will becarried around between the heated drum and belt.

2. In a machine for pressing fabrics, the combination with a heateddrum, and a cooperating drum spaced therefrom, of a belt passing aroundsaid drums and forming reaches therebetween spaced one from the other,the lower reach of the belt having its inner face exposed, a table forthe articles located between the drums and within the reaches of thebelt, and a preliminary straightening roller cooperating with the innerface of the belt in proximity to the heating drum, whereby articles maybe placed on the inner face of the belt, pressed between said inner faceand the periphery of the drum and discharged into the space between thedrums and between the reaches of the belt.

3. In a machine for pressing fabrics, the combination with a heated drumand a cooperating adjustable drum spaced one from the other, of a beltpassing around said drums and forming separated reaches therebetween, ofmeans for preliminarily straightening the articles to be pressed,located on the inner side of the belt in proximity to the heated drum,and an inclined chute extending from the upper portion of the heateddrum downwardly between the reaches of the belt whereby articles may bepressed by being placed on the inner surface of the belt and passedaround the heated drum between the belt and drum, being thencedischarged down the inclined chute and away from the point where placedon the belt.

4-. In a machine for pressing fabrics the combination with a heated drumand a cooperating drum spaced one from the other, of a belt passingaround said drums and forming separated substantially straight reachestherebetween, a preliminary straightening roller journaled in proximityto the heated drum and cooperating with the inner face of the belt topreliminarily straighten articles fed to said inner face, and aspringpressed roller bearing on the exterior face of the belt inproximity to the upper side of the heated drum.

5. In a machine for pressing fabrics, the combination with a heated drumand a cooperating drum spaced therefrom, of a belt passing around saiddrums and forming substantially straight, widely separated reaches'therebetween, whereby a sufiicient area is left intermediate the drumand reaches of the belt for the application and removal of articles toand from the inner face of the belt, an inclined chute for stripping thearticles from the upper side of the drum, and a table located over thelower reach of the belt for supporting articles out of contact therwith.

6. In a machine for pressing fabrics, the combination with a heateddrum, and a cooperating drum spaced therefrom, of a belt passing aroundsaid drums and forming widely separated reaches therebetween, a tablefor the articles to be pressed, extending over the inner surface of thelower reach of the belt, a preliminary straightening roller intermediatesaid table and heated drum, a

dampener extending over the inner surface of table for receiving thearticles passing down the belt intermediate the straightenlng roller thechute.

and drum, a spring-pressed pressure roller WILLIAM HQERMENTROUT.coiiperating With the outer surface of the EDWIN H. ZACHARIAS. belt, aninclined chute located intermediate Htnesses: v

the drums and belt reaches for stripping the GEO. W. TILL AN,

pressed articles from the heated drum, and a W. D. BILLMAN.

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Washington, D. 0.?

